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Centaurus is a half man and half horse creature found in Greek mythology.

Beta Centauri is in the constelation Centaurus.

We consider this being two new telltales. Said: Rursus 15:48, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It should be mentioned, here and for other constellations, from what range the constellation is visible from. I spent ages looking for Centaurus on my planishpere, only later realising that it is in the Southern Hemisphere (I live at 51° N). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.42.12.39 (talk) 21:49, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am going to remove the sentence stating that BPM 37093 is a diamond. It is true that this star is predicted to have formed a crystalline structure, and it is also true that diamond is a crystalline structure. However, the carbon in BPM 37093 has been calculated to form a body-centered cubic lattice, whereas the carbon in a diamond is arranged in an isometric-hexoctahedral crystal lattice. Despite the lighthearted jocularity of the scientists who named it "Lucy," it is no more true to call this star a diamond than it is to call it pencil lead.

Cal (talk) 15:42, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Omega Centauri is the only globular cluster to be designated as a naked eye star. Thus 'despite being the constellation's "omega" listing' makes little sense. It is designate as omega because it is dimmer than the other stars that have Greek letter designations. It is however the brightest and biggest of the globular clusters, but that has nothing to do with its designation as omega. Rocksnstars (talk) 06:52, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot find it. There is something called Tolman on the map. What's that?--24.85.68.231 (talk) 01:41, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This documentary, around minute 21:00, claims that there is evidence of a huge gravitational cluster, so massive, that it may be another universe which has expanded near our own in the direction of Centaurus. Does anybody know the name of this theoretical evidence/phenomenon, does it have an article? Nagelfar (talk) 03:16, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The Draco dragon 2A01:4C8:1049:8A21:D42F:DBEA:9EA8:27E7 (talk) 03:35, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that the image attached to Centaurus' article under Notable Features is completely different than many other depictions of the Centaurus constellation. Is there a particular reason for that? What is the source of the image? Thanks. 70.187.183.21 (talk) 23:40, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Which image do you mean? If it's the star chart then the caption explains that it's a mirror image as seen on a globe. Skeptic2 (talk) 08:11, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The image with the caption "Centaurus in the southwestern sky, shortly after sunset." Its formation is very different from other depictions, even within the article itself. ~2025-34533-66 (talk) 23:26, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The picture is fine but it's turned 90 degrees. I have amended the caption to explain. Skeptic2 (talk) 10:02, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I have a conflict of interest because I am connected with NOIRLab. I would like to propose adding the annotated NOIRLab image of Centaurus to the article while keeping the existing naked-eye constellation image in place. Specifically, I propose adding the Commons file File:Centaurus (Annotated) (centaurus-ann).tiff in the “Stars” subsection, immediately above the current image captioned “Centaurus in the southwestern sky, shortly after sunset. South is to the left.” The proposed caption is: The constellation Centaurus showing the IAU boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project. Proposed wikitext:

Based on the current article layout, the “Stars” subsection has enough surrounding text to support an additional right-aligned image without replacing the existing naked-eye photograph. The annotated image would complement the current visual material by showing the IAU boundaries, stick figure, and labels for the brightest stars, while the existing image would continue to provide a natural-sky view of the constellation. The image is hosted on Wikimedia Commons and is available under a free license compatible with Wikipedia. If preferred, the caption wording can be adjusted. The external caption link can also be replaced with a <ref> citation if that is preferred. I am also happy to withdraw this proposal entirely if the community prefers the article as it stands. Marcodatadev (talk) 20:02, 5 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]